Large commodity index funds, known as managed money, nudged their collective net long live cattle futures position higher during the week ended last Tuesday, Aug. 26, according to the weekly Commitments of Traders report Friday. In revealing the relative positions of trader groups Friday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission also said cattle owners, known as … Read More

In a report Thursday, the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service office in Mexico City, Mexico, said suspending live cattle exports to the US because of New World Screwworm was expected to redirect animals to domestic feedlots, increasing domestic cattle slaughter next year. That increased domestic beef production likely will enable a growth in exports to the … Read More

From January to May, the average price of all types of hay across the US had been increasing seasonally, to $176 a short ton in May from $153 a ton in January, said Mark Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist, in a letter called Cow-Calf Corner.   HAY PRICES AND THE WEATHER … Read More

In the week ended last Tuesday, Aug. 19, managed money, a moniker for large commodity investment funds, inched their collective net long live cattle futures position higher, according to the weekly Commitments of Traders report Friday. In releasing the report, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission also said cattle owners, called commercial traders, trimmed their total … Read More

8-23-25 – Total red meat supplies in freezers on July 31 were down about 2% from the previous month and down about 5% from last year, the USDA said in its monthly Cold Storage report, which was released on Friday. Total frozen poultry supplies on July 31, 2025 were up about 4% from the previous … Read More

In just a few weeks, producers interested in grazing winter wheat (or other cool season cereals) for dual-purpose or forage-only grazing will be thinking about planting for fall/winter grazing. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist, went on to say in a newsletter called Cow-Calf Corner that it’s not too early to begin … Read More

Weekly beef production is down significantly from last year and the 2019-2023 average, and it’s heading lower at a time when it should be trending slowly higher. Weekly production actually has been below last year since the first week in April, and weekly differences have been significant in nearly all weeks since then except for … Read More